BNURS 424: Population-Based Health in Community Practice: Web Links

Government Information

State of Washington Data Book - Provides diverse Washington data about people, the economy and government. The data comes from state and federal agencies as well as private business. Contents areas include: population, economy, state government finance, human services, criminal justice, education, natural resources, environment, energy, transportation and local government and special districts.

City, Town and County information: including population, structure of government, major employers, budget, links to city guides, chambers of commerce, information, housing and more.

County Data from the Washington State Office of Financial Management. Each county profile includes the following sections: general information, economy, finance, criminal justice, human services, and population.

County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, from the University of Wisconsin's Population Health Institute. An annual measure of health factors, including high school graduation rates, obesity, smoking, unemployment, access to healthy foods, the quality of air and water, income, and teen births in nearly every county in America.

Cities and Towns page on the Access Washington site. These pages may link you to official city guides, visitors guides and chambers of commerce sites. These linked guides may include major employers, city departments and structures of governments.

Proquest Statistical Insight - UW Restricted. Provides abstracts and indexes of statistical information from over 100,000 U.S. government publications since 1973, state and private sources since 1980, and about 2,000 documents from international organizations since 1983.

Population Information - Washington State - Counties and Cities Information

American FactFinder from the Dept. of the US Census. The American Community Survey is searchable by state, county, town/city, or zip code. Includes Age distribution; Sex ratio; Racial/ethnic characteristics; Occupation, income, education; Per capita income; Mean family income; Percentage at poverty level; Percentage receiving public assistance; Unemployment rate; Occupational categories; Percentage of population over 25 completed high school; ant the Percentage completed college age.

FedStats - Federal Government statistics locator. Links to 100+ US Government agencies that produce statistics of interest to the public. Site maintained by Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy. Subjects are listed alphabetically or can be searched individually to find relevant statistics.
It is not always obvious which agency of the government produces statistics, for their responsibilities sometimes overlap.

ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the U.S. - UW Restricted. Formerly a publication of the U.S. Census Bureau and now published by ProQuest, contains a "comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States."

Gapminder - An organization that has animated global statistics. You can view country data within the global graphs and maps. Fun!

Dietary Guidelines for Americans published jointly every 5 years by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA).This resource provides advice for people two years and older.

Food and Nutrition Information Center from the USDA. "Provides credible, accurate, and practical resources for nutrition and health professionals, educators, government personnel and consumers." Check out the Topics page, too.